Screw-propeller.



Patented Nov. 3, 1914.4

6 SHEETS-SHEET 1. 4

L. M. LE DANTBC.

SCREW PROPELLBR. APPLICATION FILED SB1T. 21. 1911.

THEl NORRIS PErRS-CO. PHoTo-LlTHa.. WASHINGTUN. o. C.

L.. M. LB DANTEG.

SCREW PROEELLER.

A.u 1 9 11 3, V. 0 N d B Tu n na .P L. 1 9 l 1| 2 L D.. E .S D E L I nl N o I T o I. L P P. A

6 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ww &%% .K .bw uN Q w Q @N www N555 www. wwwwvwwmv rH .ff NORRIS PETERS C0., PHam-Llrh l., WASHINGTON, D. C. i

L. M. LE DANTEG.

SCREW PROPELLER.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1911.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914. '6 SHEETS-SHEET s.

THE NORRIS PETERS Co.,PH01v-LITHO.. WASHINGTON4 .'J. c.

L. M. LE DANTEG.

SCREW PROPELLER.

APPLICATION FILED BEN. 21, 1911.

1,1 15,946; Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

6 SHBETS*SHEBT 4.

cocco 32:] ooooooooovo oooooo ooooooooo Wirf/7566615.- fnz/enar.

rHF.' NORR'IS PETERS CO.. FHOTO-LITHJ., WASHINGTN. D. c,

L. M. LB DANTBG.

SCREW PROPELLER.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1911. 1,1 1 5,946. Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CD.. PHUIU-LHHU.. VIAS'HNCTUN. D. C,

L. M. LE DANTEC. 'SGBBWPBOPBLLBR. APPLICATION FILED sur. 21, 1911.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

....nlllllllllmm IZ THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTDLl7`I1-`L, WASHNGTUN. D. C.

` Louis MARIE Ln nnnfrnc, onrenis, FRANCE;

iscitnw'norniinnn.

Specification of Letters Patent. l i

Patented Nm?. a'iei/i.l

Application filed September 2.1i, 1911. Serial No. 650,650.4

To all whom t may concern.'`

Be it known that I, Louis MARIE Li:` DANTEG, a citizen of the French Republic, and resident of Paris, France, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Screw-Propellers, of .which the following is a specilication. 1 f y f This invention` relates to an improved screw pr4 peller ofy the type Ausually known as turbine screws.f l

The invention has for its objectto increase the efficiency of turbine screws by construct- ,ingthe' helices or blades so that they will utilize a maximum amount of the available power in driving back the water, and to 'eliminate from the blades the useless'pon tions and those portions of such low` etliciency in power andspeedas compared with the size and weight of the propeller as kto render them 0f little practical use.

In describing the present invention, refers ence is had to a series of diagrams as shown in the accompanying drawings, said diagrams indicating with mechanical and geo; metrical exactness thek Aimprov'ements.em-` bodied in the presentinvention.

Referring more particularly to saidrdrawings, Figure l shows the inclination tothe axis at different radii ofy a helicoid of uniform pitch; Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the inclination at various radii of a helicoid of uniform pitch, the inclinations being given in degrees and the radii at which the incliwnations are determined .being given ina unit or modulus equal to one-thirty-,second of the pitch; Fig. 3 illustrates graphically,

by means of a geometric figure, the resultant force R normal to a surface due to the im# pact of water on the surface; and Fig. le illustrates a graphic method for obtaining the thrust in the direction of the axis of a rotating surface;` Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic showing of the relation between the radii of the various propellerzones above-mentioned, and the relativeeffects of said zones; Figs. 6.47 and 8 indicate the various directions iny which the force is distributed yby differently inclined surfaces to the inediumacted upon; Fig. 9 is a diagrammaticy viewy of propeller zones of uniform pitch as compared with propellervzones having aprogressively increasing pitch',y Fig. 10.is Ia diagrammatic view of a propeller the pitch of which isv uniform; Fig.mlr1 shows the blade of a tur-k bine screw constructed with the zones securing the most favorable results according `tend into'the infinite.

to the invention; Figs. 12 and 13 trace the course of the 45 degree zone,.showing how` this zone begins at the inner edge ofthe blade, whereby the water enters the screw,

`and ends in the after part of the blade, wheieby the water-is ejected.

Referringto Fig. l,v t d, t CVZ',y tfrZ, represent a series of tangents which are drawn on a series of concentric cylinders which lie within a plurality of helical curves having.

a common pitch and are drawn about a common axis A C. Each 'of the tangente t d, d, z5 d, vwhen yprojectedvertically intersects ata single point A in the axis A vC which liesabovethe.horizontal plane passed j .i Ytliroughthe. curves fand' ,cylindersy at the height d 03d randL al r.. Tliefdistance A Bofsaidpoint AvabovefthesectionB C ofthe axis which iszthe fourth partVV ofthe pitch of the curves`,fis almost approximately g1g part of said pitch. `This '515 part ofthe pitchv is hereinafter selected as themodulus of the present turbine screw propeller.

lReferring to Fig. r2, in'whichi'` C is again the-axis, ya plurality ofzones of-a` determined slopeis indicated, each zone of a determined-slope always yappearing at a certain distance from vthe axis which distance is alwayscapable of being specified in function of the pitch. y. Thus, the zone whose inclination angle is l5 degrees, always at a distance from the axis equal to." of the determined by thededuction of Fig. l. The Zone whose inclination angle is` 30 degrees degrees is always equal to'l times the modulus. Fig. 2 also shows that the zones, whose inclination angles increase from 45 to degrees all lie within the central space whose radius is equalto `five moduluses, vwhereas the Zones 'whose inclination angles decrease from foto Zero degreeslie outside 'the' zones equal to InyFig. 3 itl is graphicallyfshown thatithe resultant force E exerted by the water upon a submerged, stationary plane 4surface is illustrated bythe formula,

' 4RIF sin. e',

F being the totallintensity ofthe impulse,

that is, the sum ofthe action f and the re'-V action f. Thisr formula may be demon-KL pitch, thatis to say, live timesthe modulus n of the pitch andexav ioti iio

strated as follows: Assuming from what has just been stated, that F:f-}-f, fzf, and f and f formy equal angles with A A-B being a stationary surface upon which a medium is acting in the direction of m, the-n their resultant R is always perpendicular to A-B, and

, ambient .medium when rotating around an axis is given in the following table, ad1nitting F to be equal to 100 for all surfaces considered, i. e., admitting that they are all rotating with the same speed:

Angles. y Sine. Cosine. E'Hiciency.

5 degrees 0. 087 0.993 8% 15 0.259 0.967 25% 25 0. 419 0. 907 38% 35 O. 569 0. 819y 46% 45 0. 709 0. 709 50% 0.819 0.569. 46% (i5 0. 007 0. 410 38% 75 0. 967' 0. 259 25% 85 0. 993 0. 087 8% t may be seen from the above table that the greatest efficiency is secured by the surface having an inclination of 45 degrees on `its rotation plane. Thus it will be observed that two perfectly plane surfaces Whose inclination on their rotation plane is 45 degrecs, would make the best screw propeller. Thev etciency of the surfaces whose angle of inclination is different from 45 degrees decreases according to the angle'varying ktoward 90 degrees or toward 0 degrees in such a manner that the complementary angles give the same efficiency. This `being admitted, it may be seen from Fig. 2 that the efficiency soon decreases until it becomes 0 in the central part, but that said elliciency remains as high as 43 per cent. in the zone corresponding to an inclination of 60 degrecs, which 'zone is located at a distance from the axis of 35 of the pitch.

1n the light of the above development, it appears that in the construction of turbine screws of the type herein described, it is desirable to eliminate the central part of the screw, that is that part which extends from the shaft to the Zone corresponding to g3g of the pitch.

Referring to Fig. 5 for a further development, it is deducible that the angular velocity of the screw differs for zones of diierent inclinations. That is, the intensity with which a surface is being appliedagainst the water depends on the square of the velocity with which said surface strikes the water, so that for blade surfaces having radii representedv byl, 2, 3 and 4, in Fig. 5 the intensity of the reaction of the watery is equal to 1, 4, 9 and 16 respectively. Applying this principle to the developments given by Fig. 2, it will readily be understood that the angular velocity rapidly approaches zero in the central part of theprcpell'er, that is that part included within five moduluses from the axis. For this second reason, therefore, it is desirable to eliminate the central part of the turbinescrew above mentioned. Furthermore, this decrease in the velocity in said central portion indicates further that if the central zone isv made a part of the propeller the water contained therein would remain stagnant, and would be obliged to whirl around the axis, thus becoming a cumbersome load to be dragged by the turbine screw as is the case in the Archimedean screw. For this third reason therefore it is also desirable to eliminate thev central part of the turbinel screw. The acceleration of the velocity, which is proportionate to the radius, furthermore indicates as shown in Fig. 2 that, if on the one handv the decreasing velocityfurther decreases rthe efficiency of the central part inside of the 45 degrees inclinatiom-the increase of the velocity on the other hand compensates for the decreasing of the eiiiciency which occurs in the propeller zones from 45 degrees up to the infinite. Thus, in the zone of 18 degrees whose radius'is equal to 15 moduluses, while the radius of the 45 degreezone is only five moduluses, the intensity of the water reaction on said first zone would be nine times as large as the intensity of said water reaction on the zone of 45 degrees. Thus, said pressure being represented by 100 on the last named zone itwill amount to 900 on the first one. Thirty per cent. of the 900 being equal to 270, and 50 per cent. of 100 being equal to 50, it will be evident, having in view the eiiiciency of the propeller, that the` radius of the turbine screw should be increased. However, this increaseis limited by practical conditions which prohibit the `construction of a too cumbersome device.

Thus, it is evident that it is desirable not to its eficiency rating of 30 per cent.

From Fig. 6 it appears that a' surface hav-` ing an inclination of 45 per cent. drives the water back parallel to the axis and causes no whirling of the water.

Fig. 7 indicates that a surface whose in-4 clination to its rotation plane is .less than 45 degrees throws the water backwardly with relation to its own motion, causing the water to whirl.

Fig. 8 shows surfaces whose yinclination to their plane of rotation is greater than 45 degrees, said surfaces pulling the water in a forward direction and causing it to whirl. Consequently, if, in the incline of the turbine screw propeller, the zones whose inclination angles be not different greatlyvfrom 45 degrees, are maintained, the incline will send the water back more or less parallel to the shaft, causing little whirl, thereby producing the propeller that works in the most eflicient manner. For this reason also, it seems desirable to limit the radius of the propeller to the Zoney of 18v degrees inclination, and, therefore, employ a blade having an increasing pitch, becoming gradually greater, along theaxis. To do so without using very diflicult or impractical curves, it is desirable to increase each step of the graduations m, A, Fig. 9, whichconstitute a uniformly pitched screw of a constant quality following a simple arithmetical progression. Referring further to Fig. 9, all of the upper steps are equal, while the lowery steps A C, from the third one E are each venlarged by f ofthe distance 71 so that H2270, that is to say, the final pitch is twice the initial pitch it.

Fig. 10 represents a general diagrammatic view of the propellers built according to .the present invention, the pitch not varying. The pitch A B `is equal to 32,1noduluses; the total radius A D is equal to-15 moduluses the width C D of the lblade being equal to K Copies of this patent may lbe obtained for've cents each, by addressing the Washington, 1).0.

egrees, withk interior radius 10` moduluses. This propeller is providedwith'inclinations varyingvfrom 45 to 18 de f greeswhoseveiiciencies varyfrom to 30 it willfbe evident that the new turbine screw propeller as shown in Figs. 11, 12 fand 13 has `the* following characteristics: The interior edge of the blade of said turbine.

screw has a radius (Figs.` 11 and 12). Iterior screw blade and of a pitch. y [Having now fully described my said invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

equal to g3g of its pitch ,The radius of the exedge rvaries between 3% n 1. A vturbine screw comprising, in combination, an axialshaft, a plurality of helicoidal blades encircling said shaft but spaced therefrom, the exterior radius of each blade varying between 3% rand of its pitch, and the between 53g andy of such pitch, and arms connecting said blades to said shaft. 2. A turbine screw comprising, in combination, an axial shaft, a plurality of helicoidal therefrom, the exterior radius of each` heli coidal blade varying'between if and of the f pitch, and the interior radius between g3; and

of the pitch, the pitch of each blade increasing in the ydirection yof said shaft and vblades encircling said shaft but separated i being twice as greatat the point where the screw leaves the water as at the kpoint where it enters the water.

In testimony whereof Iy have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses;

Witnesses: y

GASTON PETION, H. C. CoxE.

Commissioner of Patents, i' 

